Hawkesbury Show 2003

Below are pictures taken Saturday 30th August 2003 a big thank you to Dave Hedges and Dawn for the shots

First in the parade is the Carnival queen and her two attendants the Beaufort Inn can be seen to the left everyone lines the road or follows the main procession.

 over the years the queen has tended to get younger or am I getting older? at this point they are passing the wreck (recreation field where the hall and fair are)

A steam traction engine the drivers are getting younger as well (it must be me getting older) they used be seen hauling stone, running the fair ground, running the threshing machines, and in teams of two ploughing, poetry in motion

A miniature steam lorry (it was full sized before they washed it)

don't know which band this is but nice matching old tractor at the turn of the century the Stinchcombe family band did the honors

Should have thought to have added sound

the main parade is that Robin Hood with the road crew behind

These young ladies have long legs but what's the story behind them

looks like the navy followed by the Flintstones

The parade moves on towards the school

Hawkesburys answer to the Yorkshire women's institute calendar girls the Eurovision thong contest

And I thought they would All be in thongs?

Hawkesbury play group meet Ground Force

My favorite save water take a bath together no its the Hawkesbury Olympic Synchronized swimming team.

the gates are open

and more

and the band played on, the fun fair in background we were based in the hall

the beer tent looks like Dawns just left it picture is not level

Here's Dawn with the American Deuce and a half truck can you hear the band playing Glen Miller?

some of the vintage vehicles on display